Palettes / Colors / #9873BF

#9873BF — Muted Purple

#9873BF is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #9873BF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9873BF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9ABF73; it also sits naturally between #7375BF and #BD73BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 45% · Blue 75%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9873BF

.text { color: #9873BF; }
.background { background-color: #9873BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9873BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 115, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 37%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9873BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 115, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9873BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 115, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9873BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9873BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9ABF73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9873BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9873BF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9873BF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9873BF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9873BF?

#9873BF is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 152, 115, 191). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9873BF?

#9873BF is RGB 152, 115, 191 — HSL 269°, 37%, 60% — CMYK 20%, 40%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #9873BF?

Its complement is #9ABF73; analogous partners are #7375BF and #BD73BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9873BF for text?

Black text on #9873BF has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.